loutish

adjective

lout·​ish ˈlau̇-tish 

: resembling or befitting a lout

loutishly adverb

loutishness noun

Synonyms

• boorish
• churlish
• classless
• cloddish
• clownish
• uncouth

Choose the Right Synonym for loutish

boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance.

boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable.

a drunk's boorish behavior

churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness.

churlish remarks

loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity.

a loutish oaf

clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics.

an adolescent's clownish conduct

Examples of loutish in a Sentence

the loutish bully didn't have a whole lot of friends

Recent Examples on the Web

Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems. —Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

Homer wasn’t fooling around: those who aid the beggar are rewarded, those who mistreat him—the loutish suitors who have long besieged Penelope—are killed. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024

His loutish gimmick of the week is an obnoxious get-ready-with-me tutorial that the rest of his Chamber mates, unfortunately, can’t scroll past. —Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024

Widowed waitress Yvette Yates Redick and misfit nine-year-old son Benjamin Steinhauser remain in mourning for the man of the house — a vacancy poorly filled by her loutish current boyfriend (Rob Mayes). —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above